OneNote now supports interactive embed integration with PhET simulations and Coggle.It mind maps

Due to a recent Chrome browser issue, copying and pasting the URL directly from the address bar into OneNote Desktop will not automatically render the Genially. All other OneNote versions work fine (Windows 10, Online, Mac and iPad). Temporary work-around: after copying the PhET web address from your browser, use the right-click option Paste > Keep Text Only option in OneNote Desktop .  Pasting the URL from Edge, IE, Notepad, or other any other location works. 

So blame Chrome 🙂 They broke a bunch of partners around the world without any warning.  That said, we've pushed out a OneNote 2016 Desktopfix to adapt to the new Chrome behavior. It might be that you have not run this fix yet

MikeTholfsen This is wonderful news! I've been a user of both OneNote and PhET simulations. To be able to combine the two is amazing. Unfortunately there is one drawback: As soon as you navigate away from the OneNote page (to a different OneNote page), the simulation reverts to the start state. This causes it to lose a lot of its usability. If a teacher could set the simulation to a certain state (and keep it in that state) it would have been fantastic! Imagine the kind of interactive content you could create and then distribute it to all students. Now one would probably do it by embedding the simulation and then adding a screenshot of the setup one would like them to create.

Also, if students could create certain simulated setups and retain them - this could be the answer to an assignment. For example, I want students to build electrical circuits and I want to see that they have done it correctly. This is not possible at the moment. One will have to get the students to take a screenshot of what they have done to retain the state of the simulation.

Hi MikeTholfsen I'm using the link in the browser when you are in the activity amd I'm using OneNote 2016. I have now tried about 10 different ones some now appear embedded and others don't. Most of the ones that appear embeded don't function. The only one i have found which functions is Farradays law. I think i need an avenger cape to get them to work

Yes, probably in late 2020

Nice! I'm not user this feature, but it's really good to know that OneNote has remained more useful.

hey MikeTholfsen, this is really awesome. I used OneNote very frequently and i really loved this blog post. I probably use this in my some sessions. Thanks for sharing this informative post. 

Love the idea. Coggle is working fine for me but I'm having problems with embedding the phet simulation. It justs comes up as a normal web link

What link are you using for the embed?  And what version of OneNote are you pasting into?

Two things:

1) For each of those links, can you first try pasting into Notepad, then copying paste in OneNote 2016

2) When is the last time you ran an update or installed patches for OneNote 2016?

3) Can you try the links in OneNote Online just to compare?

MikeTholfsen 

1) no luck im afraid

2) I just checked my office is up to date

3) They all work on OneNote online  fantastically